Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City - Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), including a sub-leader and his deputy, decided to abandon their armed struggle and return to the fold of the law in Maguindanao on March 30, 2022.
According to Lt. Gen. Alfredo Rosario Jr., Commander of the AFP's Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM), Anwar Pegas, a sub-leader of the BIFF-Karialan Faction; Zukarno Sailila, his deputy; and 10 of their followers voluntarily surrendered to Lt. Col. Edwin Alburo, Commanding Officer of the 40th Infantry Battalion (40IB) at 40IB headquarters in Barangay Kabengi, Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao.